Transportation Engineer III - Senior Structural Engineer
About The Position
The Maine Department of Transportation is hiring a Senior Structural Engineer in its Project Development - Bridge Program. This is licensed professional engineering work of a supervisory nature, administering engineering functions related to transportation engineering and public works structures and facilities. The position primarily provides engineering oversight for a team’s portfolio of bridge projects and supervises licensed professional engineers and professional staff performing engineering tasks of varying complexity. The engineer performs preliminary and final design and design checks for bridge projects, develops specifications, cost estimates, and budgets, and certifies professional work by applying their Maine Professional Engineer’s seal and signature where appropriate. The role coordinates and reviews team and consultant work, audits technical design and project materials for accuracy, constructability, and compliance with standards, and acts as the primary quality control manager for engineering and detailing. The engineer also reviews development plans for potential impacts and mentors technical staff in highway and bridge design.
Requirements
- Licensure as a Professional Engineer.
- Two years of work experience beyond Professional Engineer licensure demonstrating significantly complex engineering science, competency in evaluating risk, and sound engineering judgment applied to planning, project development, and/or maintenance of public works structures and facilities.
- Maine Professional Engineer licensure, as issued by the Maine State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers, must be obtained before attaining permanent status in the class.
Responsibilities
- Perform preliminary design, final design, and final design checks for bridge projects of varying scopes and complexity as team needs arise.
- Develop and prepare specifications, cost estimates, and budgets for construction of new highways and bridges and rehabilitation of existing highways and bridges.
- Affix a Maine Professional Engineer’s seal and signature to drawings, special details, reports, or other professional work for which the engineer has direct professional involvement, knowledge, and responsible charge.
- Oversee and coordinate team members’ and consultants’ work by assigning and reviewing work, setting priorities, coordinating activities, and resolving work problems to meet project milestones.
- Audit the scope, alignment, hydraulic and structural requirements, and design of the team’s bridge project portfolio for technical accuracy, constructability, and compliance with design standards and policies.
- Review major project milestones, including the Preliminary Design Report, semi-final plans, and final contract package.
- Serve as the primary quality control manager for engineering and detailing work produced for the team’s portfolio, including consultant work.
- Review development plans to identify potential impacts and strategies to mitigate negative impacts to abutters, public municipalities, utilities, and others.
- Train, mentor, and coach subordinate Licensed Professional Engineers, Assistant Engineers, and other technical team members in alignment, hydraulic, and structural design of highways and bridges.
Benefits
- 13 paid holidays
- Three or more weeks of annual vacation leave, with accrual increasing with years of service
- Personal leave for overtime-exempt employees
- 12 days of annual sick leave
- State contribution of 85%–95% of employee-only health insurance premiums, depending on salary
- Health insurance premium credit of up to 5% for participation, subject to program requirements
- State-paid employee-only dental insurance premiums
- State contribution equivalent to 14.06% of employee pay toward Maine Public Employees Retirement System (MainePERS)
- Additional wellness benefits
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
